Four set for induction into WFA Hall of Fame
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Justin Bauman, Matt Leoni, Mike Peters and Erv Wolf comprise the 11th class of the Wyomissing Football Association Hall of Fame, which will be inducted during pregame ceremonies Saturday before the Spartans’ game against Conrad Weiser.
Their addition will be to 68 the number of inductees into the Hall, which was inaugurated in 2012.
Bauman was an All-State defensive lineman for the 2006 Wyomissing team that went 14-1 and reached the PIAA Class AA semifinals. He was a two-way All-Berks pick as an offensive tackle and defensive lineman as a senior.
He was an All-Berks pick as a junior, helping the Spartans to an 11-1 record and an Eastern Conference championship. He went on to play at Albright.
Leoni was an All-Berks guard and linebacker as a senior in 1992 and played on the Spartans 1991 and 1993 District 3 Class A championship teams. Wyomissing went 30-5-1 during his three seasons.
He went on to play at Franklin & Marshall and was part of the Diplomats’ 1993 Centennial Conference championship team.
Peters was an offensive lineman and later a quarterback for some of Wyomissing High’s most dominant teams.
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He played from 1958-61 under coach Charlie Gebensleben and was part of three Inter-County League championships teams. During his sophomore and junior seasons the Warriors went a combined 16-0, averaged 39 points per game and had a winning margin of nearly 32 points per game.
Wolf was a two-time All-County end for the West Reading Cowboys in 1961 and 1962. He was a three-year starter for coach Dick Koch, who called him his best defensive player.
Wolf was also a starter on West Reading 1961 PIAA championship basketball team.
The ceremony is expected to start at 12:55.
Five members were added to the Hall of Fame last year: West Reading coach Ray Linn, Wyomissing linebacker Patrick McDonough, Wyomissing linebacker Josh Seiders, Wyomissing lineman Brian Shoop and Wyomissing offensive lineman Jon Weiss.
Long-time Spartans head coach Bob Wolfrum was part of the 10-person inaugural class in 2012.